Device for removing and replacing railroad ties



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Application March 27, 1547, Serial No. 737,611

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for removing and replacing railroad ties.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a railroad tie removing and replacing device which is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture and which is eflicient in operation.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a device for removing and replacin railroad ties which is light in weight, can easily be transported by a single worker on the railroad and which can be quickly and easily set up when the same is to be used and wherein the number of parts in the device is kept to a minimum.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. l is a side elevational view of the device mounted upon one rail of track and connected at its rear end to a tie to :be pushed under the rail and with the adjusting elements raised upon the rail.

Fig. 2 is a similar side elevational view as shown in Fig. 1 where the adjusting element for moving the mainelement along the rail has fallen into place and in readiness to effect the adjustment of the main element upon the rail.

Fig. 3 is also an elevational View showing the use of the adjusting element and the main element raised upon the rails and in the process of being pulled into place upon the rail so that the final adjustment of the tie can be efiected.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the device and in the position shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail side elevational view of the main adjusting member, the other parts having been disconnected therefrom.

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of the pivotable sprocket mounted on the rear end of the main pulling member.

Fig. 7 is an end elevational View of the pivotable sprocket shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged transverse and fragmentary view taken on line 88 of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows thereof.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged transverse cross-sectional View taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows thereof.

Fig. 10 is a transverse cross-sectional view taken through the main adjusting member and as viewed on the line Ill-I6 of Fig. 4 and looking in the direction of the arrows thereof.

Referring now to the figures, I5 represents a tie to be adjusted under rails I6 and II of a railroad track. My jack or device is designed to efiect the axial adjustment of the tie I5 under the rails and is indicated generally at I8 and is adapted to be placed upon the rails I6 and IT for clinching engagement therewith while effecting a pushing operation upon the tie I5. My device comprises a main member or bar I9 having engaging teeth 26 with notches 2|. This main member is rested upon a track rail I6 so that the top of the rail lies within one of the notches 2|. The teeth 26 have inclined surfaces 22 so that as the member I9 is moved forwardly over the rail I6 they will ride up on the rail automatically and then will drop on the rail in a notch 2 I, which follows the notch ahead of it. The rear end of the member I9 has two plates 24 and 25 fixed to the opposite sides. Extending downwardly between the plates 24 and 25 is a pivoted socket member 26,.Figs. 6 and '7. This socket member is closed at its bottom end so that asto receive andretain an operating handle 21. Welded to one side of the socket 26 is a sleeve 28 through which there is extended a bolt 29 for pivotally mounting the socket between the plates 24 and 25. Holes 3| are provided in the plates 24 and 25 for this purpose. On the lowerend of the socket 26 is a projection 32 adapted to engage with the rear end of the tie I5.

With the main member I9 in place over a rail and with the socket 26 being pivoted rearwardly or in a clockwise direction as viewed in the figures, and by the handle 21, the projection 32 will abut the tie and will cause its forward movement under the rail. No further movement of the tie will be effected until a readjustment of the member I9 has been made upon the rail I6.

In order to effect this adjustment of th member upon the rail without the necessity of having to raise the member I 9 by hand and relocate the same over the rail and so that the rail is in another notch 2 I, there is provided an adjusting rack 34 of light construction and having rack teeth 35 and notches 36. The rack teeth have inclined surfaces 31 corresponding to the inclined surfaces 22 of the main member I9 so that the rack can ride upwardly upon the rail. The rack 34 is made of bar stock and is bent upon itself at its rear end as indicated at 38 to form a loop 39 adapted to extend over a bolt device 40 extending through the lower end of the socket 26. A hole M is provided in the socket for this purpose. Within the socket there is a block 42 for closing the lower end and the hole 4| extends also through this block. After the first adjustment of the tie has been effected and the operating handle 22 has been brought again to the raised position, the adjusting rack 34 will have been positioned upon the rail so that upon the next downward movement of the operating handle 21 it will work in unison with the main member l8 to effect the advancing movement of the tie. While the tie is being pushed forwardly, the rack 34 will be relocated upon the rail and upon the handle 21 being moved to the raised position, the main part 19 will be readjusted on the rail to the next notch. Accordingly up and down movement of the handle 21 will walk the main part I!) over the rail I6.

Upon the main member l9 and extending up wardly from its top edge thereof are V-members 43 having slots 44 therein. On the rack 34 are upstanding rod portions 45 adapted to,.. extend through the slots 44 whereby to connect the rack 34 with the main part IS. The rods 45 will slide through the slots and thereby serve to guide the vertical movement of the rack 34 and to connect the same with the main part I9 so that it may be transported therewith without separating from the same. Nuts 46 are connected to the upper end of the rod portions 45 to prevent the rod portions 45 from sliding through the slots 44.

In order to move the device about conveniently and to provide handle means thereon, a loop handle 48 is connected to the forward end of the member I!) and a bent rod 49 is connected to the side of plate 24.

,While various changes may be made inlthe detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be Within the spirit and scop of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

, I claim:

1. A railroad tie jack, comprising a bar having rail engaging teeth on the under surface, said teeth having inclined rear surfaces to facilitate the bar riding, over a rail, a handle lever socket pivotally mounted on the outer end of the bar and carried thereby, said socket having a projection positioned to engage the end ,of a tie withthe bar positioned on a rail on the tie, a rack positioned parallel to said bar, and also having teeth with inclined rear surfaces on the under surface, means pivotally connecting. the

4 rack to the socket, whereby the rack may be reciprocated by the socket, and means slidably suspending the rack from the bar.

2. A railroad tie jack comprising a bar having rail engaging teeth on the under surface, said teeth having inclined rear surfaces to facilitate the teeth riding over a rail, a handle lever socket positioned at the outer end of the bar, means pivotally mounting the upper end of the socket on the bar, said socket having a projection positioned to engage the end of a tie with the bar held on a rail on the tie, a rack positioned parallel to said bar and also having teeth with inclined rear surfaces, means pivotally connecting the rack to the lower end of the socket, whereby the rack may be reciprocated thereby, and means slidably mounting the rack on the bar.

3. A railroad tie jack comprising a bar having rail engaging teeth on the under surface, said teeth having inclined rear surfaces to facilitate the teeth riding over a rail, a pair of parallel plates mounted on and extended from the inner end of the bar, a handle lever socket positioned between the plates, means pivotally mounting the upper end of the socket in the plates, said socket having a projection to engage the end of a tie with the bar held on a rail in the tie, a rack bar positioned parallel to said bar and also having teeth with inclined rear surfaces, means pivotally connecting the rack bar to the lower end of the socket and to one side thereof, whereby the rack bar may be reciprocated thereby, and means slidably mounting the rack bar on the bar.

EMIL W. MAVES.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNTTED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 384,926 Nieschang June 19, 1888 839,034 Renstrom Dec. 18, 1906 952,378 Stephens Mar. 15, 1910 963,052 Lemak July 5, 1910 993,846 Lemieux May 10, 1911 

